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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15
CITY ITEMS.

The Star Shoe House, 126 9TH Street.
We desire to call your attention to the following
special bargains In shoes:
Ladies' 50 Shoes made from genuine French Kid,
stylish opera toe or common sense,
Ladies' So Shoes, fine Curacao Kid, flexible s0les,
narrow or wide toe.
Mems 81 Shoes button, lace or Congress, war
ranted calf and all solid leather.
Mems 81. 40 Shoes, narrow toe tipped or wide toe
plain; very neat and guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton in wear.
Boys $1.15 shoes button or lace, all leather,
outer and inner Soles; great bargain.
Youths 81 Shoes, extra high cut button: these
are worth FULLY 1.5O.
Childrens 75c Shoes, spring heels, or heels plain
or tipped, neat and durable.
Ch1ldren's Soc Shoes, fine Kid, spring heels,
sizes to 81
Infants 45c. Shoes, made Of fine Kid, with
worked button-hOleS
MOrgan's, 933 st. n.w.-Table board, $50 q
month. Breakfast from $3.50 to 10 am. Dinner
from 3 to pm. Everything OF the best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15
VISIT George spransy's removal sale.

SECURE your drawer, desk and cupboard with
corrugated key Yale locks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

THOSE CONTEMPLATING TRIP TO EUROPE this
season should consult the advertisement OF the
North German Lloyd line OF steamers In another
column. The accommodations offered by thfS
company are unsurpassed, and by consulting its 10.
cal agent here Mr. Edward Droop, every advantage
may pe secured ana much time and trouble saved
inasmuch as personal inquiry and COMMUNICATION
are always more satisfactory than correspondence
by mail or wire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

'sTHE PERFORMANCE OF the three Sylyesters at
Kernans has seldom been equaled. --pnsl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

JOhnSOn's, 9Th and f..
One hundred bushels York river oysters received
to-day for steam1ng, very fine; Lynn Haven bays,
half shell; Potomac shad hot and cold lunches,
all kinds and every delcacy in season. Call
DON'T mistake the place JohnsOn's 442 and ~
yin street, corner E. Ladies' saloon first floor. 2
933 st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

1928 to 1884 P st.
NV, I. h, 5r-....$3,50O
1902, 1904 L n.w.4r.3.OOO
1884, 1914 4th st.
Isl, i33 Pierce ST.
NV, I. h, Or.
1861, 1868 Linden
ST. NV. b.h., Or. 1000
213, 215 J. st.n.w., 5r3, 900
210O Vermont ave.
NV, b. b.. Or.
1919, E222 Madison
st. NV, FIJI, Ar. 1900
451, 453 Ridge st, 5r2, 500
1743, 1745 18th ST.,
b.h., Mi, 6rs. ASSOC
n0y 10th, I. b., Or. 900
1877, 11G E INV. ,6r2,000
9 q st. NV. FIJI, 5r. i, 500
1430 Samson St., n.
W., f.h., 6r........1,5OO
A, 46 Jackson alley.1,4OO
1223 Madison ST.. n.
w., f.h., Ar. 400
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

--LATEST EURopEAN NOVELTIES.
sEAToN PERRY
(Successor TO PERRY BRoTHER),
CHOICE SPRING AND 81 MMER N0xELIIES,
Rich DRESS FABRICS OF EVERY DISSERTATION,
COMPRISING LARGE ASSIGNMENTS OF The
BEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE PkQDDc--
TIONS OF THE LEADING FkENCh- OK MAJ
AND BRITISH MANUFACTURERS OGEIhEh
T3EMNS S 3NE 6 9T TIE Td s EcEi fRo2
NEW DEsIGNs II fNbIA SILKS AT si-oo. sl.2A
AND 81 so PER YARD.
TINS M1pE 81 aRos-RoiiAN 1 90. no ax
ExTkEa si' So SHEs IN ANpERsoNs SCOTCH
BLACK TWISTED SILK GRENADINES AND HER
ELEGANT BEADED suK GRENADINES.
IMMENSE STOCK OF BLACK ANp C1 1S n5L
CHEssE- GROs-dRAIN AND sURAH silks
NOVELTIES IN STRIPED AND PLAID vELyKTs
'.BARGAiNs" IN WHITE AND EcRU INDIA pom.
cHoicE PATTERNS IN PRINTED cHAILIs DE-
oENtiNE FRENCH G. p. coKsETs FROM clio
spRHSd SHADES IN TIEFoUssE KID GLOVES.
NOVEL Ills "a IN EUROPEAN WHITE GOODS.
LATEsT STYLES IN PARASoIS, Sun UMBREIr
LAS AND CARRIAGE SHADES.
sEAToN PERRY,
fERkx Buupma.
Psunaylvsna ave. COT. eths4
Estsbashsd ls4o. nhlo
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Augenstein's s14ee equal to any sae Carriage

Browns Bronchial T'rOches for Coughs
and Colds: 81 do not see how it Is possible for
public man to be himself in winter without this
admirable aid."-ReU. r. NJ Deuens, Pocaxset,
Mass. co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

Largest assortment and largest stock OF Car.
rages In the city at Augenstein's, BIT 7th stn.w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

The above is only portion of the property on my
books For full list call at Office for bulletin issued
the LIST and 18th. tmh15l THOS. e. WAGGAMAN.
NOR SALE-SEvERAL NEW SMALL BRICK
Il Houses Wyie st. Me-; q good investment.
SNOKMSTEDT BRADLEY, 927 St mills I'm
NOR SALE-THREE-STORY AND BASEMENT
Il Brick Building on St, near 9th, $4,000.
mhI5-6t SWORMSTEDT l. BRADLEY, 927 F st.
nor SALE-HOUSE SIP ST. N. W., 10 ROOMS,
Il Call between one and tour p. IN. H. c. WIRE.
mh15-3t'
NOR Saloon MONTHLY PAYMENTS-HOUSE
$40 North Carolina ave-, new modern Brick, with
Lot fronting Oh two Streets in the most desirable
location on Capitol Hill.
Apply to JOHN T. ARMS
mh15-6t $40 st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15
100 Different styles Carriages Augenstein's ]

Our dog collars engraved free Walford Pa av
Oysters, terrapin, shad and perch at Morgans,
05o u ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

A ToCSG WOIaN's HAND CRUSHED AND Rr7RSpn
Miss AhEle NeUlAau. young woman who lives
az No L., AZ street southwest While at work in
DeXter'S laundry yesterday afternoon had her
hand caiIgnt and wedgcd between The hot rollers
50 nrInly that ~ was more than q minute before
she could pe released Dr. Frank I. Chamberlain
dressed her crushed and wasted hand but was
unable to tel whether the flesh was burned from
the bone or not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15
Phillips Di9estible Cocoa

presents new and valuable food beverage. It is
delicious to the taste, highly nutritious and rem
dered readily digestibe. 1t will not cause distress
or headache like the ordinary c0coas It will be
found at the druggists and grOcers'
Mint Juleps and smashes at Morgans, ess D
st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

Following Wonderful Raruatus 9

Following Wonderful Bargains are
offered for Tomorrow only at S. w. Augenstein's,
reduced to &C.; new shape decorated Chamber
Sets, 2.3S; decorated French China Fruit Plates
13c.; new shape decorated Dinner Sets 1856
regular price, 200; box Backing and Dip SC.
Washtub, dashboard, so CIothespins l Clothes
line and bottle Blue, 9Sc.; X dOz. French China,
gilt band, Egg Cups, 21c.; cakes Stove Backing,
sc. Great reductions in all other goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

NOh SALE-
Il 17001719 Riggs
st., b. h, Srs. .....$24, 800
93O-932 9TH st., b.h-.
22iO-2234 Boy. AZ. 5000
2024-2O42 Bdy. Ar. 1900
2211-2:229 10th, 5r. 13, 600
2, 3, 4, 5 and g 9TH st.
15 Fssa to i74s Z, sr 1859 ., ;5SS
1901, 1903. 1905 L
st. NV, I. h., 5rs. 5000
! 10 3 Alley BET. NJ and
N, 18th and 18th. 5000
1139 10 11o1h 23d
st. n. W., f.h., 4rs. :. 5000
1919 L st., f. h., 6rs.
and = houses rear. 81 900
1914, 1916 10th st.
NV, FIJI, Or. .......6,OO0
2126. 212S, 2130 X
st. NV, b. h., 4rs.. 5000
1871 d st. +. b., Or. 80 900
1743, 18th st. n. W,
b.h., Or. 1900
11O92 Goth st.n.w., or 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

HIDING N TIE Coal BIN.-Last night about ten
O'clock complaint WAS made 10 the officers OF the
fourth precinct station that was secreted
ia the Virginia avenue Baptist church. and Olficer
Williams and others went there with the patrol
wagon When the sexton turned up the lights the
officers found Matte Metcalf and GustavuS Craney
hiding in the coal bin They were arrested and
this morning Judge Smell gave them three months
each Tor vagrlncy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

NOR sAIE-vERY FINE CORNER Lot N
l. Whitney Close one of the very best the whole
SUBDIVISION, AT original price tor days Also sew
eral other good lots. TYLER q RUTHiRF1Ib
nih5-ews l.s.pR n =, n %,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

tSoR SALE = We HAVE A FINE LOT At WHIT.
u ncy Close highest elevation ~ feet front by Id
deep. JOINING Soldiers Home, which sell
slight advance OF original price We also have lare
number Of other desirable Lots nj very low Prices
place A. T. HILL a 60
nlhs-lw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

vs@k SALE-LOTS IN HALL AND ELyANS' SUB
division Mint wood place subdiysion Whitney tl.n
suodt vision and Prospect Hll subdivision
mh.l-9M- a kI-IlERlilRI L..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

| IOR SALE TWO VERY HANDSOME SOUTH
u front lots, on q, bet. 20th and 2lst NV suta-
BILE for handsome residences for speculation = q
| HILL. 18th and r SITS. mill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

lNoR SALE-A MOST DESIRABLE CORNER LDT
II 10th ST and Columbia ave, south front sell Il
- Sc. II will bring 5Oc. this summer Call at ouce
y T. HILL Nth and Il SITS. NH Lit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

For First-ClaSs Fancy Dry Goods
at the lowest prices In the city, go to the
SEVENTH STREET PALAIS ROYAL
914 7th st., betweenI and K SITS. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

CITY AND DISTRICT.

WHILE waiting glasses repaired. Hempler's, cor41.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

nor SALE-IMPoRTANT To INVESTORS
have secured $4,000 square feet in Whitney Close
SUBDIVISION, making about Lots of which arc
the choicest Of the entire and will sell ns
small advance To immediate buyers Terms-Acash.
balance L, :. and years Call az once.
- c. HILL.
mhll-Sts Real Estate 9Th and q sts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

NOR SALE-THE CHOICE OF WHITNEY CLOSE
Lots. by ). c. Hill. 9Th and SITS NH SIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

NOR SAIE-FINE LOT ON y ST. BETWEEN 18TH
II 81 AMI tonnecticut ave, 23aNlio feet. fronts
south and has Frame Dwelling II renting for u
FER month Will b. sold NJ reasonable figure
TYLER RUTHERFORD.
mhh-HM' d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15

Is the best handmade Oak-tanned Leather nickel
mounted Harness ever offered for the money.
Only at ..o. ToPHAM's,
1881 Pa, ave. NV.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17

Qua predictions that agreat number OF
exploring camps would soon be started
ia this vicinity are last coming true, there
being over a score already in full blast.
Nearly every man you see returningfrom
the woods has n pocket full OF specimens,
'some good and some worthless, but all
indicating that great mineral wealth
exists in the territory tributary To the
sister citics Of Iron River and Stambaugh
OF course this wealth viii consist chiefly
OF iron, but there in some talk Of dis
covery Of gold quartz, manganese, slate
etc, the location Of which we are not al
liberty TO state at present. -Reporter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17
Excitement I'm Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in
the vicinity Of Paris, Tex, by the re-
markable recovery Of Mr.. J. +. Corley,
who was so helpless he could not turn in
bed, or raise his head everybody said he
was dying OF consumption. A trial bot
tie OF DIR. Kings new discovery was sent
him. Finding relief, he bought large
bottle and a box Of DIR. Kings new life
pills; by the time he had taken two boxes
Of pills and two bottles OF the discovery
he was well and had gained in flesh thirty
ak pounds. Trial bottles OF this great
discovery for consumption free at J.
Il. Bowers, Large bottles 81.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17

The foregoing bills were allowed by the
committee on claims and approved by
the board and the clerk and chairman
instr ucted TO draw orders for the same.
Moved and seconded thata copy OF the
order revolving the appointment OF Al
bert Austrian as deputy county clerk
add register Of deeds be entered in the
minutes OF the meeting which was as fol
lows:
Crystal Falls, August %, 'S7.
TO the County Board OF Supervisors oil
the County Of Ion:
Notice is heceby given that ] by virtue
OF the authority vested OH me as County
Geek ia apd for the said County OF Iron
in the State OF Michigan, hereby recall
the appo;nsment Of Albert Austrian as
Deputy County Clerk and Register OF
Deeds in said county heretofore by me
made and all authority vested in him
by virtue OF such appointment on and
after the date hereof is hereby revoked.
Givea under my hand this twenty-fifth
day OF August A. ID. 1887. Pc DUNN.
County Clerk and Register OF Deeds in
and for the County OF Iron, State oil
Michigan.
Moved aud seconded that the clerk he
instructed 10 notify those persons oc.
cupving the rooms up stairs in the coun.
Nv building AZ sleeping apartments to
vacate forthwith and that no rooms be
rented, but To be kept for the use OF the
County officers. Carried.
Moved by VIM. Doucet and seconded
by VIM. Nesbitt that the additional
bond furnished by II. T.. Dunn as county
clerk aud register Of deeds be approved
Ayes g, Nays o. Carried.
, Moved and seconded that Elisha Nor
gan be appointed TO the office Of Mine In
spector for Iron County; carried.
Moved and seconded that Elisha Nor
: gan be recommended ne Deputy Gam
r Warden for Iron county and that TIN
! Clerk be- instructed 60 notify the Stat
| Game Warden OF the same. Carried.
= Moved and seconded that the Clerk b
= instructed TO make any necessary repair
in his office and to purchase coal stow
and coal for the same. Carried.
Resolved, that II. j. Hughitt, Count,
5 Treasurer, be notified by the Clerk 4
!, produce statement at the next meet
{ ING OF the board showing all moneys n
4 ceived and disburscd, where receives
from and how paid out.
y The meeting then adjourned subject b
; call Of chairman. T.. +. Dunn,
County Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17

THE Supreme court has decided that
the verdict 81 death in the case Oh the
Chicago Anarchists, August Spies, Albert
K Parsons. Micheal Schwabs, Samuel
Fielder, Adolph Fisher, Louis Lingg and
George Ergel is in accordance with law
and justice, and the condemned bomb
throwecs viii be hanged on Friday, Nov
enbe.' IL, next. An effort for another
trial is 20 be made
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17
COUNTY BOARD
IosF.cIAt.l

County Clerks Office, August 10, 'S7.
Board Of Supervisors met TO call
authorized TO be made by clerk. Meet
ing called TO order by chairman G. Il.
Eoberts, present, VIM. Nesbitt, Chas.
Olson, VIM. Doucet, III. VI. Atkinson, A.
Is. McKinnon. Minutes Of last meeting
were read and approved, with the ex-
ception OF tjat motion made by Nesbitt
and seconded by Oleson, regards clerks
authority TO rent rooms in county build
irg, VIII 'ch motion was hereby revoked.
IL WAS upon motion OF ---, re
solved to postpone any action regards
the renting OF the vacant rooms I'M
county building until nextmeeting. Fol-
lowing communication being received
was read and upon motion ordered to
he spread ON minutes as follows
To the County Board OF Iron County,
State ot Michigan:
We respectfully request that for eas-
.ons that Patrick +. Dunn, the Register
,of Deeds, and County Clerks removal
from said county, the Office liz vacated
and we wish action taken by the County
Boa.d to. release us from said county
clerk and registers bonds. Signed,
III. G. KIABALL,
NJ. J. LINDSAY.
Resolved, that deputy clerk be and il
Hereby instructed to notify II. +. Dunn
clerk and register OF deeds, by August
25, 1887, or his office will he declared
vacant after that date.
Following resolution being offered 10y
A. Ii. McKinnon was unanimously nc
,cepted:
EesoIyed, that whereas the constitu
ton Of the State Of Michigan provides
that the Offices ~ County Clerk ans
Reaistcr of Deeds may be united ant
empower the county board Co unite tn
same aud IL IL hereby resolved that tn
Offices OF county clerk and register q
deeds OF Iron County he and are hereb.
united. Nothing else being before tn
board they upon motion adjourned ii
August %, at 3 p. m.
ALBEIT AUSTRIAN, Deputy Clerk
Special meeting August 90, 26, 81, a
ahe County Clerks Office. Board {
Supervisors met pursuant To adjourn
ment. Present, G. II. Roberts, wn
Doucct, VIM. Ncsbitt, Chas. oleson, A
IL. MeKinnon. Meeting called 10 oris
by chairman, G. II. Roberts, minutes I
last meetir read and approved. Nee
ing adjourned TO s.ve the committee o
claims time 20 report and on reassoml
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17

SUsFLowEEs are used in Wyoming Ter
sitory for fuel. The stalks when dry are
as hard as mapIewood and make hot
fire, ard tire seed heads with the seeds in
are said to burn better than the best
bard coal. An acre Of sundowers will
furnish fuel Tor one stove for a year.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17

Tie governor Of Michigan only gets
81 900 year salary but he has privilege
., going from county fair to county lair,
'sampl;pg the prise peaches and pears.
There's nothing mean about Michigan
that is, hardly anything. Lansing Re-
publican.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17

JEaRE c. Murray. at one time editor
OF the Marinette North Star, and lately
ofthe Milwaukee Daily Journal, has pur-
chased an interest in the Ashland News
end daily Is soon Ia be started. Jcrre
is away up as a newspaper man ecner-
ally
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17
For Sale.

A Uren has a quantity OF dry hard
wood, four foot, which he will deliver at
SO. 00lper cord. LIT
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-09-17
ID. BANNER AN, Prop'r,

Among the larger hotels the Menomnee Range is the
Baerman House. 1t is furnished throughout in elegant
syle. The Menominee Range noted for its pure
healthfu climate, is he locality for tired-out city
ped their vacations in Crystal Falls the and Banner
IS hotel is the place to live when they get here The
finest sample the Range in connection
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
All Cnapproachabie Rascal.

4 woman who keeps a boarding
house on Larned street called at the
police headquarters recently to COM
plain that q gentleman boarder had
skipped her house, leaving bill IN.
paid.
"He owes me about $40 and ] want
him caught" she added.
'Wnat kind of person was hsf"
asked the Sergeant.
"Weli the Jay before he went away
he offered to marry me to settle the
bill. You can Judge what cheek he
has"
And you refused"
"Nes-no-nO, didn t." she exclaim.
ed as she blushed clear back to her
ears. 1T was all settled that we
should be married, and that's one rear
son I'll pursue him TO the ends OF the
earth. A man who'll Jump a board
bill and marriage engagement, too,
is an outlaw who should be locked
up."-Detroit Free Press.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
An Indians Ingenuity.

A western emigrant having stolen a
horse from an Indian. the latter con-
victed him of the offense by very in
genious plan. The prisoner swore
that the animal belonged to him, and
that he had brought it from the east, so
that the Judge did not find himself in
position TO convict. He was even about
to return the horse to him, when the
Indian said: If you will allow me, I
will prove that the animal belongs TO
me-" Immediately he pulled off his
cloak. and covering the animals head,
asked the emigrant of which eve it was
blind? The robber was much embar-
raised at the question, but, neverthe.
less. not to delay the court, he replied
at hazard that it was the right eye.
The Indian. uncovering the head, ex-
claimed. The horse is not blind either
'of the right eye or the LETT The
judge Immediately decided that tie az.
imal was his
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
War Correspondents.

1.-THE peaceful citizen who reads In
his morning paper the full details OF q
battle that was perhaps fought the
previous day." said Archibald Forbes
TO a New York Mail writer, little
thinks OF the perils and dangers the
correspondent on the field OF battle
has to 90 through TO send the infor-
nation home. Previous to 1870 the
duty OF the gatherer OF war news was
easy compared TO what it is at pre-
sent. Then one could stand on some
hill, watch the battle decide how IL
had gone and post off his letters. In
1870 d reform came over this method
of doing the work. The system Of
sending by telegraph the full particu-
lars of the fight came into use. Tbs
dangers increased. With the use OF
siege guns that fire a shot 10 miles.
and rifles that kill at two miles. it 10
impossible for the war correspondent
to stand out of danger and see how
the battle is doing. He must be in
the thick OF the fight, and statistics
show that the percentage OF CORES
pondents killed is greater than the
percentage OF soldiers killed. In the
recent terrible fighting in the Soudan,
out OF 20 representatives OF the press
vino went with the forces, six lie buried
in shallow graves in those burning
deserts. The ideal war correspondent
must be man who has, among other
things, the gift OF tongues. He must
speak, in addition to the ordinary
European languages, some OF the
Asiatlc, including Afghanistan, and
some African, including Soudanese,
Ashantee, Abyssinian and Zulu. He
must have a lovely temper, amiable
as woman, and as atfabie as a can.
didate who is canvassing for your
vote, and at the same time he must
be big and ugly enough TO scare
off whole armies. He must be able
TO ride anything. from a giraffe to O
rat, and be able to sit in the saddle
for 100 miles at a stretch, TO go with
out eating for week, to write agood,
legible round hand, so the clerk at the
telegraph station can read it. He
must write at the rate of column an
hour. and often write eight columns,
and then Gallop back to the scene OF
action. He must he able to tell every
move that il going to be made, and
scent battle long before it takes
place, and then, while il is raging, he
must tell how it is going. and what
will be the result, long before it ter
inmates. All these accomplishments
would make man an ideal cores
roEdent, but there never was such a
man. Julius Cesar would have made
q good one II there mad been such men
in those days, and Napoleon |, would
have ecipsed julius Cesar i no could
have learned 70 be truthful"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09
Early English Coal Mining.

Coal has been worked in England
since the time of the Normans; but it
was only in the beginning of the seven
teenth century that explosions in col
lierieS appear to have been heard Of
Even then they were seldom fatal.
One which occurred at Mostyn, on the
Dee. 1876. and which killed a man and
blew off the winding drum at the top of
the pit, was apparently 80 novel an
event as to be thought worthy of de-
scription in the philosophical Trans
actions of the Royal Society," This
comparative infrequency of explosions
in the early workings is readily account
ed for by the mode in which coal was
got a, that time. The pts were very
shallow; indeed, at the beginning of
the eighteenth century no pit had
reached q greater depth than sixty
fathoms; commonly they were not more
than % to 81 fathoms deep. To-day
some of our pits are half a mile in
depth; the Ashton Moss pit at Audeu-
shaw, for example, is close upon $50
falhoms deep. Moreover, the Old work
ings did not extend to any considerable
distance from the shafts. In fact, in
the early days of coal-getting the miners
were more hindered by water and choke
damp than by explosive gas. Choke
damp must, indeed. have been sore
trouble, if we may judge from the old
fashioned method of bringing round
asphyxiated collierS. The remedy, We
are told. twas to dig a hole in the
earth and lay them on their bellies with
their mouths in it; if that fail they tun
them full OF good ale; but if that fail
they conclude them desperate. - Good
Words.